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I must be using Twitter wrong, because seeing that these articles come up so frequently, I feel like I'm one of the last people who still likes it. I did get tu
by eddieroger 10y ago
I must be using Twitter wrong, because seeing that these articles come up so frequently, I feel like I'm one of the last people who still likes it. I did get turned off when it got marketer heavy (right around when App.net tried to be a thing), but came back to it a few years ago. I only follow ~700 people, and am followed by ~300, so I know I don't get most of the spam that heavily followed people get. In the nearly 10 years I've had an account, I've only posted 5400ish tweets, so I consume far more than I contribute. But, in general, I like it again. I get headlines from my local news outlets, occasional pictures from Star Wars sets, thoughts of other folks I admire and aspire to be like, and an outlet for the short, dumb things I have to say. If I wanted to write longer form, I have a blog, so I have never done those 10+ tweet storm things, and never typed "/1" at the end of a tweet. It's never open on my computer, so it's mostly checked on the couch, while waiting in lines, or when I'm otherwise idle.
I think this is where I differ with the author of the article is that the expectation of return for me from Twitter is zero. If I go a day without checking, I don't care. If I post something to it that dies on the vine, I don't care. Sometimes I get likes, sometimes retweets, but nothing I put out there is expected to have a return.
- overcast 10y agoYou're ahead of the game if you don't care about any of that. Question is though, why bother using it at that point?
- couchpillow 10y agoSometimes just the act of writing something down or putting something out there is therapeutic in a way, isn't it? Sharing can feel good even if it is only with a single other person. Doesn't have to be a 'best seller' and 'liked' the world over to be meaningful to yourself. If I post silly little thought or quip, I'll chuckle to myself, and move on with my life. Doesn't matter to me if anyone else actually sees it, shares it or whatever else. I got the laugh I needed out of it. Maybe someone else will. Maybe no one will. If you're marketing or have some deep need to be loved by internet strangers, the stats are important. But some people just like to share for the sake of sharing and aren't in it for the points.
- overcast 10y agoIf you're serious about that, I would just launch your own ghost / wordpress instance.
- eddieroger 10y agoI should clarify - I don't expect a return on what I put out. I get a ton of value for what I take in, and not using Twitter would take that away to the point of detriment. I view the article author's point as using Twitter as a platform, and she is getting her value out of it. I look at it like a giant party where I can eavesdrop on interesting people and sometimes say something - sometimes people talk back, sometimes I'm taking to myself in the corner. I'm fine with it, and happy to be at the party.
- mrmondo 10y agoHonestly - I've been on twitter since the start, in 2015,2016 and now 2017 I find myself enjoying and benefiting from it more each year.